Common Sweet Flag Sweet flag Scientific classification Ki ngdom: Pl antae (unranked): Angi osperms (unranked): Monocots Order: Acoral es Family: Acoraceae Genus: Acorus Species: A. calamusBinomial name Acoru s calamusL. A cor u s calamuFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Acoru s calamu(also called Sweet Flagor Calamus, among many common names [1] ) is a tall perennial wetland monocot ofthe Acora ceae famil y, i n the genus Acorus. In spite of common names that include the words "rush" and "sedge," it is neither a rush or sedge. [2] The scented leaves and more strongly scented rhizom es have traditionall y been used medicinall y and to make fragrances, and the dried and powdered rhizome has been used as a substitute for ging er, cinnamon and nutmeg. [2][3] Contents 1 Names 1.1 Etymology 2 Bota nical informati on 3 Uses 3.1 History 3.2 Cultural uses 3.3 Herba l medici ne 3.4 Recreational drug 3.5 Horticulture 3.6 Modern Research 4 Chemistry 5 Cultural symbolism 6 Safety and Regulations 7 Notes and references 8 Externa l l inks Names In addition to "sweet flag" and "c alamus" other common names include beewort, bitter pepper root , calamus root , flag root, gladdon, myrtle flag, myrtle grass, myrtle root, myrtle sedge , pine root, rat root, sea sedge, sweet cane, sweet cane,sweet cinnamon, sweet grass, sweet myrtle, sweet root, sweet rush, and sweet sedge. [1] Common names in Asia include: "vacha"; "bacch" (Unani); "bajai," "gora-bach," "vasa bach" (Hindi); "vekhand" (Marathi); "vashambu" (Tam il); "vadaja," "vasa" (T elug u); "baje" (Kannada); "vayambu" (Malayalam); "bhutanashini," "jatila" (Sanskrit). [2] Etymology Acorus calamus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acorus_calamus 1 of 10 29-12-13 7:30 AM
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8/13/2019 acorus calamus - wikipedia, the free encyclopedia